Ecology Flashcards
Definition of herbivore
Feeding on plants
Definition of predator
Preying on other organisms
Definition of carnivore
Feeding on meet
Definition of omnivore
Feeding on both meet and plant
Definition of producers
Someone that makes the product
Consumers
The ones that consume the product
Energy pyramid
A depiction of the amount of energy I each tropic level of the ecosystem
Biome
Community characterized by the plant or animal in that region
Ecosystem
System formed by the interaction of the organisms
Organism
A form of life
Plankton
A drifting organism
Phytoplankton
The aggregate of plants organism in plankton
Zooplankton
The aggregate of animal like organisms in plankton
Decomposer
A fungus that breaks down the cells
Fishery
A place where fish are bred